Library Reference Services Toll-Free (U.S.A.): 1-800-541-6682 x4613 Toll-Free from the Canada,...

Library Reference ServicesToll-Free (U.S.A.): 1-800-541-6682 x4613

Toll-Free from the Canada, Caribbean and Panama: 1-800-554-6682 x4613 refdesk@nsu.nova.edu

Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center

OBJECTIVES

When you leave here today, you will know how to:

take advantage of the Sherman Library’s services for students.

find books and articles for your research.

use the library’s resources to find data relevant to your research, such as company profiles, financial analyses, and country and industry reports.

Getting to the Libraries

Sherman Library Main Page

Resources for Distance Students

NovaCat: How to Get There

NovaCat: Finding Books

You can search by title, subject heading or keyword.

Is Google enough?

Internet Resources

Advantages:•Easy to use Yahoo or Google.•Requires no special software.•Lots of information.

Disadvantages:• It is not regulated.• Sources may be outdated, inaccurate, or unreliable.•Time consuming•Requires practice.•No support (no control over content).

NSU Library Databases

Advantages:•Reliable:Sources are pre-selected and screened for authority, accuracy, and content.•Citations and articles are available.•NSU students have free access to over 200 subscription-only (fee-based) databases.•Saves time.•Get help (Reference Desk).

Disadvantages:•Requires a little practice.•Requires this presentation (instruction).

Boolean Operators

business communications AND email

business communications OR email

Saturn NOT planet

Kaiser NOT aluminum

• ABI/Inform & Wilson Business Full Text: full-text articles from scholarly and trade journals and select research analysis.

• Emerald Management Xtra: scholarly articles.

• EIU Country Intelligence and WorldData: country analysis, global industry information, and economic data.

• LexisNexis Academic: industry and market news, bankruptcy reports, SEC filings.

• REPLACE WITH VALUELINE

• NetAdvantage: stock reports and industry surveys from S&P.

• Wharton Research Data Services (CompuStat): company financial statements, security prices, and trading volume

• Livedgar: SEC filings from 1967.

An Overview of Business Databases

Databases: How to Get There

ProQuest ABI/INFORM Complete

ProQuest ABI/Inform Results

HTML (text file)

Advantages:•Loads fast •Requires no special software•Text can be copied and pasted

Disadvantages:• No graphics or charts• No page numbers

PDF (image file)

Advantages:•Accurate reproduction of page•Includes any graphics and charts• Includes page numbers

Disadvantages:•Requires Acrobat Reader (cannot copy and paste)

HTML VS. PDF

Using WilsonWeb Business Full-Text

WilsonWeb Business Full-Text Results

Full-Text Journal Title Search

Full-Text Journal Title Search Results

Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan

Requesting Journal Articles or Books

Review

Q. How can you get an article if it is not available in the library’s collections?

A: Order it from Document Delivery ServicesQ. Name two databases where you can find citations to and (in some cases) the full text of journal articles online?

A: ProQuest ABI/Inform Complete and WilsonWeb Business Full Text

Q. Where can we find books that the library owns?

A: NovaCat

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